Culvert



Feb. 6, 1923.

1,444,198. R. W. McQUEARY.

CULVERT.

FILED JULY 16, 1921.

Patented 6, lean.

FeTaNT RICHARD W. MOQUEABY, 0F GRAND LAKE, COLORADO.

GULVEBT.

Application filed July 16, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. l, RICHARD M0 QUEARY, a citizen of the United States residing at Grand Lake, Colorado. have in vented certain new and usetul Improvements in Culverts; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear. and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters oi reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to open top road drainage culverts and is an improvement on the culvert described and claimed in Patent No. 1,362,952 granted to me on December 21, 1.920.

The object of this invention is to produce a culvert of an improved design that can be more readily constructed and that can be made and installed with a minimum expense and labor.

In order to more clearly describe my improved culvert I shall refer to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is a plan view of the tubular part of my culvert.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the angle flanges.

Fig. 4 is a side view of the angle flanges.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5, Figs. 3 and 4.

Fig. 6 is a cross section of in culvert installed, in place in the road.

The same reference characters represent the same par. roughout veral views.

The tubular member 1 has slot 2 throughout its entire upper surface and the ends are provided with proiecting portions 3 whose function it to extend to the side of the roadbed and direct the water from the gutter into the culvert.

My culvert is designed. to he placed. across the read with the open slot 2 at top so that any surface drainage water will flow through the slot and directly into the culvert.

SeriaI No. 485,884.

In order to make the culvert oi suilicient strength to resist the impact due to heavy trafiic and. also to proride a smooth flat surface :tor the vehicles to cross 1 have provided pair of flanges. 4-. which extend outwardly from the edges of said slot. T- e flanges are made separz ie from the tubular part and are slid into the slot and held in place therein by means hereinafter described.

lily removable flanges comprise two angle irons 5 and 6 which are united a ong; one side hi. means of rivets i. the tire sides being held spaced l)' V means of short ferrules The heads oi the rivets r e o retain the flanges in place on the eulvert as shown in li ig'. 6. v

The culvert placed in position in the G5 road hed 10 in no manner shown in T o! the material of the road lied lining; taniped firmly against the culvert and the upper surface thereon being; on a level with the unis t per sur'iace oi the flanges 7G (in account Oil the strong and ri 'id construction of my removable flanges l find that it is unnecessary to embed the culvert in concrete as has heretofore heen done: this results in a large suvir where many ".ul-

i'eit." are installed. The .ngz'es l'ieinsr sen rate and removable From the tubular portion oi Inv ()HlVGl't makes t easier to handle and to install and the flanges are so desinnerl that the rivets are freely accessible. the asseniblinp can he done with a minimum amountot ivorl and expense.

Ha inn; thus described niv invention what l claim is:

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le Zontallv extein" L slot. said flanges conn'i... .-iii.n two anciile irons placed hack 0 heel: and he d in snaced. relation. said snared sides being?" slidablv connected to said cylindrical member. I

in testimony whereof: atllrc inv signature.

RICHARD W. MoQllPl ifil. 

